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AKHAND BHARAT QUIZ
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2017
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2018
2019
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RULES:
◦ There will 20 questions in total.
◦ 4,8,12,16,20 are star marked questions.
◦ Incase of any ties we will consider these star marked questions as base.
◦ Quizmaster’s decision will be final.
◦ Googling is Not allowed.
◦ Top 6 high scorers will move to Finals.

QUESTION NO.1
◦ This train gets its name from a famous literary work of the mid
1930s by someone, whose first book was considered anti-national.
The work was made into a 27 episode TV series of the mid 2000s
directed by another Indian poet and produced by Doordarshan.
◦Identify the train?

QUESTION NO.2
◦ The second bridge on river Hooghly was the
largest cable stayed bridge of the time but
created some buzz in the early 2000s due to
Leonhardt, Andra und partners, a German
engineering company which was involved in a
taxation dispute with the state. However, it has
again come to limelight due to its association
with what?

QUESTION NO.3
◦ Ramappa temple is located in mulugu district of Telangana. The
temple is a Sivalayam, where Lord Ramalingeswara is worshipped. Marco
Polo, during his visit to the Kakatiya Empire, allegedly called the temple
"the brightest star in the galaxy of temples. The top of the Ramappa
temple (also known as Ramalingeswara Temple) is made up of bricks
that can float in water.
◦ What is the another unique feature of ramappa temple?

QUESTION NO.4
◦This animal was chosen due to their contribution in the
construction activities and was designed to commemorate
a certain number of years of the organisation in business.
Which animal/mascot is this that was unveiled nearly
two decades ago, and what organisation does it
represent?

QUESTION NO.5
◦ Connect
◦ Delhi
◦ Jaipur
◦ Gandhinagar
◦ Chennai
◦ Bengaluru
◦ Bhubaneshwar
◦ Kolkata

QUESTION NO.6
◦Who has been appointed as Vice
Chancellor of Delhi Sports
University recently?

QUESTION NO.7
◦1937,1938,1939,1947 and 1948
◦Connect these years to a famous
personality from India and it is related to
which famous prize.

QUESTION NO.8
◦Pandit Jasraj had travelled to a concert with Kumar Gandharva at
the age of 15. While Gandharva sang, Jasraj complimented him
by playing a particular instrument. Here, Pandit Amarnath
questioned Pt Jasraj on his knowledge of classical music saying,
"You are pounding dead leather". This made Pandit Jasraj leave
the instrument and become a vocalist. Name the
instrument.

QUESTION 9
◦The origins of which dish can be traced back to Old Delhi. It is
said to have been first introduced by a man named Kundan
Lal Gujral, who ran a restaurant called Moti Mahal Delux in
Peshawar. Shortly after partition, the restaurant called Moti
Mahal moved to Delhi, cooked by Chef Simon Mahil Chahal.
◦Which dish ?

QUESTION 11
◦ In 1965 to develop this particular object, Paul C. Fisher perfected
something that is dependable in freezing cold and desert heat and
could also be used underwater and upside down. Fischer spent over a
million dollars on R&D on this object. Interestingly due to rumour and a
popular reference in the 2009 movie X, this object is thought to cost
millions of dollars and be used in a highly specialized manner and conditions
but it costs around 25 dollars only and is available to general public for
normal use. What is being talked about and what is X?

QUESTION 12
◦There is an book by Sangeeta Talwar and it tells us
about an famous entity India and they Started as the
Bouillon Cubes, it was launched in it's present avatar
on 6th Jan, 1983 in Delhi.
◦ Now tell me the name of the famous entity

QUESTION 13
◦ Sir Henry Frere was a British Colonial administrator who served as Governor
of Bombay in 1862 however, his most important contribution to India was during
his tenure as the Chief Commissioner of a certain province in 1850s. Frere
improved upon a system whose origins can be traced in Atharvaveda and
Chanakya’s Arthashastra. Under his leadership, Sir Thuillier created something in
the mid 1850s that were not authorized to be circulated in England . What was
Frere’s most significant contribution, that became the first of its kind in the
continent and name the province.

QUESTION 14
◦ Located in the Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh, this temple is the
only of its kind. There are many legends around the temple, one of which
talks about how Lord Rama in the form of a boy helped the queen return to
her kingdom and refused to move out once he entered the palace. As unique
as it may seem, the specialty of this temple is that the lord has a sword in his
right hand and a shield in the other and sits in Padma Sana with the left leg
crossed over the right thigh. Given such a posture and location of the temple,
there’s a very pecuilar tradition that is carried out on a regular basis. What
tradition are we talking about?

QUESTION 15
◦When Shiva destroyed Daksha’s sacrifice, a drop of his
sweat fell from his forehead and became a great fire. This
fire threatened to engulf the whole world and Brahma prayed to
Shiva to quell it. Since it was a part of Shiva himself, Shiva said
the fire cannot be quelled but can divided in innumerable pieces
such that it resides in all humans. How is this fire manifested in
human?

QUESTION 16
◦The founder of this company was
allegedly the largest individual
shareholder of HDFC Bank after it
went public.
◦Who is he and name the company?

QUESTION 17
◦The silent valley national park is located in
Nilgiri Hills, Kerala is believed to be the place
where pandavas spent their years in exile. It is also
known as sairandhri,another name for Draupadi.
Now tell me the reason behind the name silent valley
.

QUESTION 18
◦Kalidasa describes this city as ‘the town fallen from heaven to
bring heaven to earth’. This ancient city is the labyrinth of bustling
lanes that weave through temple clusters thus earning the moniker
'temple town of India’. Ashoka the great emperor was sent by his
father to suppress the uprising in this city where he got injured and
was treated by Buddhist monks. This was the first time he encountered
Buddhism. Id the city?

QUESTION 19
◦Given in an year-wise order, what connects them?
(non exhaustive)
◦1. P.N. Haksar
◦2. E.M.S. Namboodiripad
◦3. Swami Ranganathananda
◦4. Vilayat Khan
◦5. Lakshmi Chand Jain

QUESTION 20
◦With around 40% of Indians claiming to be _______,
one would expect an entity from India holding this title.
However, the Guinness World Record for being the
oldest continuously functional _______ is held by ‘Hiltl’
in Zurich, Switzerland.
◦FITB?

QUESTION NO.1
◦ This train gets its name from a famous literary work of the mid
1930s by someone, whose first book was considered anti-
national. The work was made into a 27 episode TV series of the
mid 2000s directed by another Indian poet and produced by
Doordarshan.
◦Identify the train?

QUESTION NO.2
◦ The second bridge on river Hooghly was the largest cable stayed bridge of the
time but created some buzz in the early 2000s due to Leonhardt, Andra und
partners, a German engineering company which was involved in a taxation
dispute with the state.
◦ However, it has again come to limelight due to its association with what?

QUESTION NO.3
◦ Ramappa temple is located in mulugu district of Telangana. The temple is a Sivalayam,
where Lord Ramalingeswara is worshipped. Marco Polo, during his visit to the Kakatiya
Empire, allegedly called the temple "the brightest star in the galaxy of temples. The top
of the Ramappa temple (also known as Ramalingeswara Temple) is made up of bricks
that can float in water.
◦ What is the another unique feature of ramappa temple?

Answer : Temple named after the architect

QUESTION NO.4
◦ Complest of the lot, this animal was chosen due to their contribution in the
construction activities and was designed to commemorate a certain
number of years of the organisation in business.
◦ Which animal/mascot is this that was unveiled nearly 2decades ago, and
what organisation does it represent?

Answer : Bholu And Indian Railways

QUESTION NO.5
◦ Connect
◦ Delhi
◦ Jaipur
◦ Gandhinagar
◦ Chennai
◦ Bengaluru
◦ Bhubaneshwar
◦ kolkata

Answer : Only capital cities which passes through
golden quadrilateral.

QUESTION NO.7
◦ 1937,1938,1939,1947 And 1948
◦ Connect these years to a famous personality from india and it is
related to which famous prize.

Mahatma Gandhi and Nobel Prize

QUESTION NO.8
◦ Pandit Jasraj had travelled to a concert with Kumar Gandharva at the age
of 15. While Gandharva sang, Jasraj complimented him by playing a
particular instrument. Here, Pandit Amarnath questioned Pt Jasraj on his
knowledge of classical music saying, "You are pounding dead leather".
This made Jasraj leave the instrument and become a vocalist.
◦ Name the instrument.

QUESTION NO.9
◦ The origins of which dish can be traced back to Old Delhi. It is said to
have been first introduced by a man named Kundan Lal Gujral, who ran a
restaurant called Moti Mahal Delux in Peshawar. Shortly after partition, the
restaurant called Moti Mahal moved to Delhi, cooked by Chef Simon
Mahil Chahal.
◦ Which dish ?

QUESTION NO.11
◦ In 1965 to develop this particular object, Paul C. Fisher perfected something that is dependable
in freezing cold and desert heat and could also be used underwater and upside down. Fischer
spent over a million dollars on R&D on this object.
◦ Interestingly due to rumour and a popular reference in the 2009 movie X, this object is thought
to cost millions of dollars and be used in a highly specialized manner and conditions but it
costs around 25 dollars only and is available to general public for normal use.
◦ What is being talked about and what is X?

Answer : space pen and 3 idiots

QUESTION NO.12
◦ There is an book by sangeeta talwar and it tells us about an famous entity india and
they Started as the Bouillon Cubes, it was launched in it's present avatar on 6th Jan,
1983 in Delhi.
◦ Now tell me the name of the famous entity

QUESTION NO.13
◦ Sir Henry Frere was a British Colonial administrator who served as Governor of Bombay in
1862.However, his most important contribution to India was during his tenure as the Chief
Commissioner of a certain province in 1850s.
◦ Frere improved upon a system whose origins can be traced in Atharvaveda and Chanakya’s
Arthashastra. Under his leadership, Sir Thuillier created something in the mid 1850s that were
not authorized to be circulated in England .
◦ What was Frere’s most significant contribution, that became the first of its kind in the continent
and name the province.

Province – Sindh
He introduced the first adhesive stamp of Asia, The
Scinde Dawk

QUESTION NO.14
◦ Located in the Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh, this temple is the only of its kind.
There are many legends around the temple, one of which talks about how Lord Rama in
the form of a boy helped the queen return to her kingdom and refused to move out once
he entered the palace. As unique as it may seem, the speciality of this temple is that the
lord has a sword in his right hand and a shield in the other and sits in Padmasana with the
left leg crossed over the right thigh.
◦ Given such a posture and location of the temple, there’s a very pecuilar tradition
that is carried out on a regular basis. What tradition are we talking about?

Where lord Rama is dedicated as king and they
give 21 gun salute to rama everyday

QUESTION NO.15
◦ When Shiva destroyed Daksha’s sacrifice, a drop of his sweat fell from his forehead and
became a great fire. This fire threatened to engulf the whole world and Brahma prayed to
Shiva to quell it. Since it was a part of Shiva himself, Shiva said the fire cannot be quelled
but can divided in innumerable pieces such that it resides in all humans.
◦ How is this fire manifested in human?

QUESTION NO.16
◦ The founder of this company was allegedly the largest individual
shareholder of HDFC Bank after it went public.
◦ Who is he and name the company?

QUESTION NO.17
◦ The silent valley national park is located in Nilgiri Hills, Kerala, is believed
to be the place where pandavas spent their years in exile. It is also known
as sairandhri,another name for Draupadi.
◦ Now tell me the reason behind the name silent valley .

QUESTION NO.18
◦ Kalidasa describes this city as ‘the town fallen from heaven to bring heaven to
earth’. This ancient city is the labyrinth of bustling lanes that weave through
temple clusters thus earning the moniker 'temple town of India’. Ashoka the
great emperor was sent by his father to suppress the uprising in this city where he
got injured and was treated by Buddhist monks. This was the first time he
encountered Buddhism?
◦ ID THE CITY ?

QUESTION NO.19
◦ Given in an year-wise order, what connects them? (non exhaustive)
◦ 1. P.N. Haksar
◦ 2. E.M.S. Namboodiripad
◦ 3. Swami Ranganathananda
◦ 4. Vilayat Khan
◦ 5. Lakshmi Chand Jain

People who refused the
Padma Vibushan.

QUESTION NO.20
◦ With around 40% of Indians claiming to be _______, one would
expect an entity from India holding this title.However, the
Guinness World Record for being the oldest continuously
functional _______ is held by ‘Hiltl’ in Zurich, Switzerland.
◦ FITB?

Answer : Pure Veg {vegetarian}

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